2019 Cuplet Fern- A year in Review

Big moves in outreaches, venue, community gardening, and field trips occured. Some of the highlights in the video are:

❇️ The 10th annual Seminole Expo plant sale
❇️ Community speakers, including Don Philpott, Taylor Jones, Imagine Our Florida, and Prem Subrahmanyam
❇️ A comprehensive educational experience of Split Oak Forest Wildlife & Environmental Area benefitting Friends of Split Oak Forest
❇️ Relocating our base to UF IFAS Extension Seminole County
❇️ Special event workshops with St. Johns Riverkeeper and Twinflower Nursery, LLC
❇️ Volunteering at the 34th annual Charity Challenge INC by Commissioner Lee Constantine
❇️ Participating in field trips with Lake Beautyberry Chapter, Passionflower Chapter FNPS, Seminole County Natural Lands, and @St. Johns River Water Management District
❇️ Photographing the flora across the seasons at Tosohatchee WMA
❇️ Conducting a rare plant survey with the Florida Forest Service
❇️ Recognizing October as Florida native plant month with the first-ever microconference and the regional kick-off meeting with Tarflower Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and Dr. Craig Huegel at Leu Gardens
❇️ Procuring the FNPS native plant proclamation for the first time in Seminole county at the Board Of Commissioners Chambers- Seminole County with Commissioner Brenda Carey
❇️ Invasive plant removal with IDEAS For Us - Orlando and Sierra Club Central Florida Group
❇️ Initiating zero-waste social events with O-Town Compost

All photos and video courtesy of Mark Kateli 🌿
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